Duterte defends reiterating professionalism among DepED employees

Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte defended her stand on reiterating professionalism among Department of Education employees.

“Some do not understand my position with regard to  professionalism ,” Duterte said.

Duterte said that teachers, “have no business drinking alcohol” with their students. “And if you are a teacher and you are attracted to a student you are drinking with, that is preliminaries to what you want to do to the child,” she added.

 She also noted that whenever she talks to teachers, she tells them to always be mindful of the line between them and their students.

 “You are a person of authority, you are not supposed to be biased in your dealings with student,” she said.